Use solid nuclear experience with my other energy, physical infrastructure, and high technology skills.
Ideal for nuclear utility or service organization that also has needs in environmental, regulatory (other than NRC,) or information technology and telecommunications issues
Executive Summary
Project Management, Systems and Business Analyses for Chemical, Nuclear, and Plant Engineering, Manufacturing, Environmental Health & Safety, Telecommunications
Experience
6/2003 – Project Manager\ Field Manager at M&M Solutions LLC, Philadelphia, PA - [Construction, A/E and I.T. firm] -- Business Analysis, Planning, Contracts, Logistics, Vendor Coordination, Budgets, Payments
Inside and Outside Plant fiber optic system design, installation, and field verification for Philadelphia SONET network (with City, Verizon, vendors); This included business analyses, strategic planning, budget, feature and enhancement requests, system component, and application upgrades, issue recognition and resolution, and coordination of multiple companies' activities at 13 work sites.
Systems Analysis for Web-enabled systems and component documentation for all hardware, O/S software and applications
Emergency Call Box problem analysis: Regional state transportation authority arbitration (SEPTA) with its vendor; resolution of public safety concerns and performance issues.
Company voice-over-internet (VoIP) installation, implementation, maintenance, and repair
Wireless Antenna site evaluations, GPS locating technologies, database mining, RF models and tests for data from T-Mobile, Verizon, Cingular, Nextel & Sprint for the purposes of e911 state law (involved 2048 sites).
Underground (subway) radio communications and design alternatives testing and analysis (RF engineering and mitigation testing)
800MHz public safety planning
Attend community meetings for wireless siting and zoning issues and controversies
Information Technology and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Projects: -----
Plan upgrades for public safety radios, write specifications for network operations centers and the associated applications software.
Develop configuration management and applications upgrade methods and guidelines for LANs, WANs and a MAN, as well as Facilities and systems at various sites
Development of city, county and state maps and analysis tools from city, state and Census Bureau data using ESRI Products ArcMap 9.0-9.2, US EPA tools LandView, CAMEO and OpenSource tool
Mapping and site verification of wireless telephone towers for ANI/ALI (as noted above) At this stage this included stripping data from vendor spreadsheets and populating different database versions SQL Server, MySQL, ORACLE, Access, for ASP driven queries.
OPen Source Integration of bitmap, pdf, CAD, and map software files for various projects. Website development (HTML and ASP.Net), server setup, JavaScripting to GoogleMaps, and numerous other technical “jump up†projects needed for final deliverables.
Open Source software development projects using tools such as GeoServer, UDIG, and LINUX (Ubuntu)
Environmental Health & Safety Projects and Architectural Support Projects: -----
Analysis and field checking of Land Use, Zoning, and ownership records for mass transit-oriented development (rail)
Software and network support for the Architectural firm
3D Architectural rendering (AutoCad, 3D Studio, Sketchup products) for civil construction
Soil sample reviews for structural analysis of Philadelphia Water Dept planning for Manyunk Combined Sanitary Overflow (CSO) project
Initiate repair processes for Distribution water system leaks into Philadelphia subway
Construction safety & environmental compliance for infrastructure construction projects
Advise on local stormwater permit requirements for residential and commercial construction
2000 – 6/2003 Regulatory Compliance Training and Enforcement Manager, JB Ruck & Associates, Ltd,. Narberth, PA
Environmental Health & Safety Training and Project Manager: ----
Conduct internal audits and complete environmental health and safety training courses and programs for client companies (generally those required by federal agencies and state laws: OSHA, DOT, EPA, FDA, and DEA; states PA, NJ, VA, MD, NY, TX, MI, CA).
Design compliance programs, respond to citations, attend arbitrations, and conduct audits for manufacturers of medical devices, machined industrial products, food producers, cosmetic makers, chemical producers, and distributors using six sigma and other project management methods.
Improvement and Change Management projects utilized numerous project management methods/tools - ISO 9000/9002, 14001, PWC methods, six sigma et. al.
Includes but is not limited to: most OSHA subjects (except asbestos,) HAZMAT, waste management, process safety management, SARA Title III, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act/NPDES, state registrations under FIFRA, DEA Diversion Control, and GMP programs
Construct and implement customer, chemical, and training databases with SQL functions and quality Control
Qualify clients and 3rd party vendors by financials, business analyses and commitments.
cGMP procedures for OTC products and equipment for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance (“Over-the-counter†and new drug manufacturing procedures and quality control.)
Extensive use of industry standard SDLC project management methods.
Full software lifecycle development processes (SDLC) for procedures and programmable logic controllers (PLC). Completed contract 18 months early.
1999 – 2000 Tennessee Department of Transportation, Nashville, TN (contractor)
Business Analysis and Specifications: Travel to state highway construction sites to develop and specify the Functional Requirements for the state highway construction management system, including finance functions, erosion controls and permitting, bid security and the utilization of CADD, GIS, and e-business applications;
Utilize ISO 9000 Business Process Restructuring (BPR) processes and Price Waterhouse Cooper project Management methodology.
Review and test all available software vendors; The final system used AASHTO software to provide online secure bid letting.
B.S. Excelsior College Nuclear Engineering Technology
CEU’s in EHS (Indiana University of PA) and dozens of certificates (Federal and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agencies) in emergency, chemical, and biological issues
Previous (all heavy civil infrastructure): ----- -----
Consultant or employee of utilities for normal and emergency operations:
1997 – 3/1999 Philadelphia (PA) Water Department, Water Technologist
1995 – 1996 Distribution System Director, PECO Energy, Philadelphia, PA
1985 - 1995 Utility contractor, Training, Procedures, Ops and Refueling for nuclear power plants,
USN honorably discharged E-6 EWS, ERS, Trainer (prototypes and shipboard)
Specific Nuclear Experience
Project Management:
- coordinated the delivery of vendor services (Westinghouse Electric) to nuclear utilities throughout the U.S. and also ran a program for the delivery of services overseas.
- ran staff research projects at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Nuclear Engineering Dept., also in association with the Oak Ridge National Lab [smart sensors & controls, AI ]
- managed the specifications, purchasing guidelines, and testing for a full-scope simulator; QA for the new simulator; QC on the then existing one (South Texas)
- managed foreign project for the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria; helped set up initial program for the Chinese NRC equivalent (NNSA - National Nuclear Safety Administration)
- served as 1 of 3 members of the Quality Control Committee that coordinated the writing, QA, field testing, validation and QC of the plant specific Emergency Operating Procedures (ERG to EOP); South Texas
- Conducted formal Needs Assessment, Evaluations at different utilities
Operations Support:
- researched and wrote operating procedures for nuclear plant equipment and systems (as Westinghouse contractor) normal, abnormal, and emergency
- established the simulator scope of plant emergency Operating procedures (Westinghouse and South Texas)
- served as the Core physics Safety monitor for commercial and non-commercial reactor refueling (Salem and others)
- responded to FSAR inquiries from the NRC for management (Westinghouse)
- served as an OJT trainer for Commonwealth Edison operators procedures Braidwood, Byron, Quad Cities)
- continuously reviewed and commented on system operating procedures (South Texas)
- maintained part of the Engineering Change Notice (ECN) system for a dual unit plant - evaluating needs or effects on training (South Texas, Zion)
- researched and accumulated maintenance data to establish equipment operating signatures
- Served as Technical Communicator (state & local) under the Nuclear Emergency Plan (IL, TX)
Operations Training:
- certified as SRO Instructor USNRC Docket 55-30814 (PWR): certified as Instructor (Westinghouse)
- INPO certified simulator Instructor (Non- specific as to type of plant); South Texas Project Instructor certified
taught fundamentals and systems courses: classroom simulator, Lessons Learned, and OJT for US and foreign plants
- delivered over 5200 hours of simulator training, more within the classroom (Commonwealth Ed, VC Summer, et. al)
- experienced with all phases of the ISD/SAT approach; wrote final objectives and JPMs from raw KSA importance, frequency, etc., and then established a cross-linked database (several plants)
- wrote portions of the material sciences portion of the NRC uniform Fundamentals Exam Bank
- completed half of MS program in Vocational and Technical Education
- wrote a portion of a NUREG (ref. CP-0089)
Systems Engineering\ I & C
- built a library and database of the technical data for over 50 nuclear plant systems
- analyzed each system"s operating characteristics maintenance and calibration data
- designed and approved the techniques for modeling each system's simulation
- drafted the testing and success criteria for each individual system’s software model and its integration
- performed thermal hydraulic, HVAC, and electrical system calculations
- established limits and guidelines for uses of a simulator to support engineering calculations
- put together integrated I & C fault matrices for analog systems
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